I want to understand the meaning of the following sentence:?

Question

Syngaporeans enjoy a quality of life that's envied in other countries- especially in other Asian countries.

I want to know the meaning of envied.

Answer 1

It means that other people look at the lifestyle and quality of life of people in Singapore and wish their lives could be like that too.

Answer 2

Envy is an emotion that occurs when a person (or, in this case, a country) lacks and would like to have another's superior quality.

Answer 3

It simply means that people in Singapore have a better quality of life than people in other Asian countries. The other countries are "envious" or "jealous" of them.

Answer 4

1. a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, possessions, etc.
2. an object of envious feeling: Her intelligence made her the envy of her classmates.
3. Obsolete. ill will.
–verb (used with object) 4. to regard with envy; be envious of: He envies her the position she has achieved in her profession.
–verb (used without object) 5. Obsolete. to be affected with envy.

Answer 5

If you envy a person, you want to be like them for what they have or can do. You basically want to be like someone, or own something that they have.

Answer 6

envied comes from teh word envy. When you envy someone you can say you are somewhat jealous of them, you want what they have.

Answer 7

–noun 1. a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, possessions, etc.
2. an object of envious feeling: Her intelligence made her the envy of her classmates.
3. Obsolete. ill will.
–verb (used with object) 4. to regard with envy; be envious of: He envies her the position she has achieved in her profession.
–verb (used without object) 5. Obsolete. to be affected with envy.


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[Origin: 1250–1300; (n.) ME envie < OF < L invidia, equiv. to invid(us) envious (deriv. of invidēre to envy; see invidious) + -ia -y3; (v.) ME envien < OF envier < ML invidiāre, deriv. of L invidia]

—Related forms
en‧vy‧ing‧ly, adverb


—Synonyms 1. enviousness. Envy and jealousy are very close in meaning. Envy denotes a longing to possess something awarded to or achieved by another: to feel envy when a friend inherits a fortune. Jealousy, on the other hand, denotes a feeling of resentment that another has gained something that one more rightfully deserves: to feel jealousy when a coworker receives a promotion. Jealousy also refers to anguish caused by fear of unfaithfulness. 4. resent. Envy, begrudge, covet refer to one's attitude toward the possessions or attainments of others. To envy is to feel resentful and unhappy because someone else possesses, or has achieved, what one wishes oneself to possess, or to have achieved: to envy the wealthy, a woman's beauty, an honest man's reputation. To begrudge is to be unwilling that another should have the possessions, honors, or credit that person deserves: to begrudge a man a reward for heroism. To covet is to long jealously to possess what someone else possesses: I covet your silverware.
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Answer 8

envied here means wanted.

Answer 9

envied-- object of preposition "that" means looked upon with avarice or desire, especially in unfriendly or hostile ways

Answer 10

Desired, wanted, looked up to